Wednesday, May 2, 2018

Purpose: To share and encourage. Writers can express doubts and concerns without fear of appearing foolish or weak. Those who have been through the fire can offer assistance and guidance. It’s a safe haven for insecure writers of all kinds!

And we’re revving up IWSG Day to make it more fun and interactive! Every month, we'll announce a question that members can answer in their IWSG Day post. These questions may prompt you to share advice, insight, a personal experience or story. Include your answer to the question in your IWSG post or let it inspire your post if you are struggling with something to say.

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May 2 question - It’s spring! Does this season inspire you to write more than others, or not?

I adore Spring! Here in Northern Ontario, we have to work really hard, and wait really long for our Spring!

For reference, these two pics were taken 3 days apart (April 17 & 20). After about 12 inches of snow that first day, the sun popped out and temps zipped above freezing. Cue the hope that the snow might eventually melt and the flowers might grow!

So, yes, Spring does inspire me to write - but with the new growth all around, it's also the time for Shiny New Ideas to show their faces and try to force their way into my writing schedule. With all the current projects already competing for my rather limited writing time, I'm doing my best to ignore the cute little SNIs, but it's hard!

How about you? Do Shiny New Ideas pop up in Spring where you live too?

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PS: If you haven't heard, The Dancing Lemur Press anthology TICK TOCK: A STITCH IN CRIME released yesterday! If you're interested here are the buy links!

Also I'm visiting Lisa Haselton today talking more about my story UNTIL RELEASE! Hope to see you there!